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today's video is sponsored by supercell the holiday season is in full swing there's still some time to get some gift shopping in and the biggest system going around right now is the switch so whether you know someone getting it for this upcoming holiday season or they already have one you want to get some cool accessories we've got a list of some of the best and coolest gaming accessories for the switch a type of accessory that's become very uniquely big for this which specifically are carrying cases gives you a way to protect the switch right on the go but also a place to carry any extra game cards cables you need you can add a little bit of a personal touch to your switch itself now there are a lot of these on the market but lately I've been really liking the ones that come from PDP they have a whole line including this very basic one that I think just looks really nice and trimmed but if you want something that's a little more all-out they have released a lot of different Pokemon designs recently because of Pokemon let's go including ones for Pikachu Eevee just a regular pokeball or my personal favorite that's probably just a little too over the top this Charizard case they're colorful strong and the inside designed in such a way that's gonna make sure that the screen of your switch is protected while you're moving around and has plenty of storage space for any little extra items you want to bring around including things like thumb grips and has little slots to carry any physical cartridges you might own one of my all-time favorite collectibles slash kind of addiction from Nintendo are amiibo and thankfully with the release of Super Smash Brothers we are seeing a lot more of these flood the market right now including new ones like Ridley and reprints of old classics like chic and because there's so many more of them while it's shopping online you might see some of them be a little over priced as resellers the prices are way more under control for instance this animal right here used to go for 80 bucks if you wanted to find one nowadays it's basically 20 if you're not finding it in the store if you know someone who just picked up Super Smash Brothers or was just a really big fan of a certain into no franchise like Zelda Metroid Mario Fire Emblem there are a bunch of awesome amiibo themed after them go for the hunt they're awesome speaking of awesome games you can play on the go I'd like to take a moment to thank today's sponsor brawl stars a new game from super cell brawl stars lets you play quick matches by yourself or with friends that can take less than five minutes you can do 3b3 games with people in real time or even enter battle royale modes solo or in duos there's a variety of different brawlers you can unlock and play as each with their own unique play style regular tax and super moves and you can even get different costumes for each one so you can pick the look that you think is coolest you can also socialize with other players including being able to join and create your own clubs in fact I've made my own Club it is the very simply and aptly titled Kevin that's it just Kevin so make sure to download brawl stars try it out and join up thanks again to Burrell stars for sponsoring this part of the video now let's get back to the switch when the switch first came out one of my absolute favorite accessories that was released early on for it was a switch backpack from PDP and it is still one of my favorite ones however they've recently upgraded and released a new option the elite backpack so this is gonna be a little bit bigger than their older design it has all the slots you need to carry your switch as well as additional accessories but this one's also been designed to act a little bit more like a traditional backpack so it's able to work both tasks really well including having a sleeve for a laptop and additional pockets for anything else when I carry and it just has a better your build is little classier looking is worth noting that because this has come out the original and has had a price drop and is still an excellent pickup so if you want to save a little money and grab that or go all out to get the elite one will have both link down below either way awesome item the big switch game this holiday season is Super Smash Brothers and because of that game alone we are seeing a flood of accessories that are themed after the game and also focused on one very specific concept using a gamecube controller on your switch now Nintendo does have their own official option which is all fine and dandy and all people probably picked up it's a four port one lets you plug in a bunch of gaming controllers wired but an amazingly cool alternate option is the g bros adapter now the benefit to this is that while it only connects to a single GameCube controller it's going to make that a wireless controller so you have to worry about having a cable running across a room you don't have to worry about using the switch in a docked mode you can use it on the go in tabletop as well and it's going to give you that convenience of a wireless solution while still letting you use your favorite old-school controller to play smash if you're looking to get something for someone who just picked up smash or you want to bundle something with smash as a gift this is an awesome outside-of-the-box option that I feel like not enough people really know about so keep your eyes open for this one on the other hand if you just want to get someone a Gamecube style controller without having to worry about hunting down an actual old-school game computer or hoping they have one still on the hand or trying to get one of the new ones from Nintendo that sells out constantly there are some awesome third-party controllers that have hit the market as well and my personal favorite is power a especially because they're the only one that offer a wireless option and some ports note that this is a switch controller shaped like a gaming controller not just a flat out GameCube controller but that means is that when you're using the wireless versions controller it's connecting directly to your switch no adaptors knowing like that and it's still a wireless connection and it'll be usable across any switch game making it perfect not only for smash brothers but also just for people who like this controller design to use across any game they like these also come in a variety of different colors including black purple and gray and even a game stop they have some limited colors and silver and gold so take your pick they're all awesome one item for the switch that could use a little spicing up is the dog I mean yeah it connects to your TV and lets you play games great but it's pretty plain looking so if you want to give little more life to it check out these docs from PDP so this is a dock that connects to your dock you place it inside but it adds a light on the front screen that shows different graphics now they have a couple different bundles that are out this is a more recent one they've release that's focused on Pokemon it has this Pikachu one you can see right here as well as a polka ball design there is an older bundle available as well that comes with a Legend of Zelda and Mario Odyssey options so if you like those games more you want to get for someone's it's big Zelda fan those look beautiful as well the switch is a lot of fun to play on the go but one downside to it is it's not exactly the most comfortable design so if you play for a long period of time your hands are gonna start cramping and then you're not really having fun anymore so a really cool thing to look for the switch is a grip now there's a little different these you can choose from but my personal favorite is the Skull and Co grip designs this is something it attaches around the body of the switches gonna keep it all together as one unit and actually comes with different sized grips you can touch to the back that also are available in different colors when you pick it up you can choose which ones you want so you can have them match the droid comes yeah for instance I'm rockin the Mario red ones right now but you can also get the traditional neon blue and orange or even splatoon colors this makes it a lot easier to play your switch for hours on end without having any kind of discomfort whatsoever honestly completely change the handheld game for me love it if you want a gift that's a little more unique it has a little bit of a DIY flair to it something I really love are these exchangeable shells for switch joy cons you can also get them for the backplate of the switch this is something that you can either do on your own modifying it for someone else to give to them or give to them as gift and have it be their own little DIY project but they come in an amazing array of different options that don't exist currently for official controllers you can get these awesome transparent shells and if they miss having a d-pad on the controller you can also get these shells that have a d-pad option as well that works great I'll admit it's a little bit of a risky gift to do and you do run the risk of maybe destroying a joke on the process of making it happen especially if it's your first time doing it but it is possible to get it on your first try without wrecking anything and you can end up with some beautiful way more unique joy Kahn's and you're gonna see on the market well the switch has a lot of great stuff going for it one big flat has is that it doesn't support wireless headsets so there's a lot of adapters that vent under the market try and fix this problem and the best one by far is the ganky so this is actually the first big adapter that was announced and caused a lot of other ones to enter the market but this is the best one first off I just love how it visually matches the switch with the color designs on the sides and will actually enable you to connect to two different wireless headsets at the same time one of the coolest things about it though is that it supports both aptX and AAC encoding which means that if you're using a headset that has those like Apple earpods you're gonna have a seamless experience with no noticeable audio lag which is so important for so many games if you're going to spend a little extra it even has a full kit option that comes with a few little extra goodies including a stand so you can use it in tabletop mode a lot easier since this goes on the bottom of the switch and has an adapter so you can use it for the switch in dock mode as well by the way guys the end of the year is coming up really quick and we've had a really good one so to help celebrate with you guys we're giving away a new Nintendo switch I'm doing this with Jonathan Morrison at eld today check out the link down below in description our rules on how to enter and get your chance to win it there are a lot of battery banks out there that will work on the switch however Anker has a line of banks designed specifically for the switch in mind with a optimal charging speed to make sure they're able to charge it up nice and quick you're getting it multiple playthroughs out of it it comes in two sizes this is the larger of the two either way though they're nice and portable so you can easily fit them in a bag or even a pocket and have them on hand whenever you need to get that extra little boost for alternative option if you like the idea of having an extra power available but you don't want to carry around a separate accessory or something in a bag like that another great choice is this battery case from on Tang so this is gonna attach directly around your switch and keep it constantly charged while it's running instead of having be something it to break out and plug in here and there and a top off has give a little extra features that are really handy first it does add a little protection to the switch because it contains the entire body it has its own kickstand built in which are way better than the ones built into the switch not only are they stronger but there's pair of them so it's gonna be a little more balanced on a variety of surfaces and there's also a little carrying case up top told any games you want to bring alongside aside from what's already in the switch it's not gonna offer the same max capacity or charging efficiency as the inker batteries but if you just want to give someone an option that is always gonna be attached to the switch it is nice and convenient and add all these other little perks this is a great all-in-one option now if you know someone's getting a switch for the holidays or they haven't had one for very long yet they haven't really bought many accessories a major one that's a big pickup for a lot of people is a pro controller now there's nothing wrong with the joy Collins they are comfortable it's fine to use in a handheld mode and if you're ever doing kind of more laid-back relaxed gaming they get the job done but once you start playing stuff that's more competitive or games that are just a lot more difficult it might make you wanna tear your hair out a little bit like Dark Souls a pro controller is a great way to go people who are more used to traditional controller designs gonna feel much more at home at this as opposed to using the tools I enjoy cons which just doesn't sit well for some people now you can find the standard design of this pretty easily and usually a little bit on sale however if you're willing to pay a little extra usually a little over MSRP right now because of demand there are a number of different special edition designs they've done in the past that look super cool this is the newest one they've done for Super Smash Brothers ultimate it's got the symbol on here and kind of a silver design that's reflective but I really like with the white grips this is my personal favorite but if you look a little further back there's a couple other designs that are really good-looking too like first platoon and xenoblade chronicles - as you may notice there are a lot of controllers on this gift list but there is one other type of accessory that is very important to gaming and that's a headset for the switch specifically I'm a big fan of the Astro a-10s now they do have this design across all the different systems it's a really great headset for its price point it's a wired design but it's one of the cheaper ones it's going to give you great audio quality along with being a nice durable headset and being comfortable at the same time but most importantly for this one is the switch version is this amazing black and gold Zelda design if you know someone is a Zelda fan you want to get them a headset to go with it this is an absolutely amazing pick up worth getting for something that's a little bit more of a stocking stuffer option we've got these thumb grips from control freak now control freak makes a lot different thumb grips for all the major systems when it comes to the switch they folk on thumb grips for the pro controller because that is a little bit more of the serious competitive one and this is gonna make it a much more comfortable experience a really important thing when you're playing games is making sure that you don't lose track of those sticks especially in an FPS game and because of these raised heights and different grip design it's gonna make sure your thumbs stay right on them and give you a little bit more precise control on top of that they also come in a huge variety of designs covering different things based on specific games or game genres or just cool-looking color combos if you know what someone's into or what kind of colors they like you're gonna find a style that matches them perfectly next we have the Polka ball plus controller for switch now admittedly this is something that's a little bit more of a novelty than a truly functional controller because it only works for one game pokemon let's go well to games if you count the phone one that it also works for but the point is this is an awesome cool little collectible it's not necessarily something that's going to be the end all controller used for everything you play but if you're a big Pokemon fan or you know someone who's a big fan this is a great little collectible you're able to play Pokemon let's go entirely using just its simple little stick right here you can click and it's got a button at the top and even adds extra functionality of the game including unlocking a legendary Pokemon and you can store Pokemon in it to take them on walks and help them grow and like I said it does also have functionality with Pokemon go on mobile as well and it acts as the old Pokemon go Plus accessories so it's kind of an all-in-one big book one fans keep your eyes open for this